Lloró
Municipality and town in Chocó Department, Colombia
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Lloró is a municipality and town in the Chocó Department, Colombia. It claims the second world record for highest average annual precipitation with 12,717 mm (501 in),[1][2] after López de Micay, which holds an also disputed record with 12,892.4 mm (508 in).[3] The official record is held by Mawsynram, India. The rainfall data was measured in its Agricultural Farm, managed by the University of Bogotá, between 1952 and 1989. If accurate, that would make it the wettest place in the world.[4] Although “lloró” is the 3rd person singular preterite tense of the Spanish verb “llorar” (to cry) which may colloquially be compared to rain, this similarity is merely incidental; the town is named for Gioró, a pre-Columbian indigenous chief.
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Lloró | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Lloró in the Chocó Department of Colombia. | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Chocó Department |
| Founded | January 1, 1674 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Heneil Correa Rentería |
| Area | |
| 905 km2 (349 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015) | |
| 11,197 | |
| • Density | 12.37/km2 (32.0/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,406 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
An 1853 watercolor by Manuel María Paz portrays two men in straw hats with a female vendor at a liquor stand in Lloró.[5]
Climate
Lloró has a very wet tropical rainforest climate (Af). The town of Lloró itself has only 8000 mm of rain but the farm located to the east of the city has 12,892.4 mm.
| Climate data for Lloró, elevation 90 m (300 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.2 (86.4) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.1 (79.0) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.3 (79.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.4 (74.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 579.7 (22.82) |
508.8 (20.03) |
541.4 (21.31) |
715.1 (28.15) |
759.2 (29.89) |
702.5 (27.66) |
746.0 (29.37) |
752.1 (29.61) |
753.2 (29.65) |
621.4 (24.46) |
728.3 (28.67) |
593.4 (23.36) |
7,806.5 (307.34) |
| Average precipitation days | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 250 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 91 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 90 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[6] | |||||||||||||
Corregimientos
- El Cajón
- Carmen de Surama
- Irabubú
- La Playita
- San Lorenzo
- Sesego
- El Tigre
- Urabará
